60 Years Scientific discussions in Alpbach – retrospective and prospective views
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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German and English languageThe European Forum in Alpbach has always been an event where scientists and academics exchange ideas freely across the boundaries of individual disciplines. In the 60 years since its inception, the forum has changed our view of the world and influenced our lives time and again. What has become of the burning questions from those times, and where do we stand today? How has our knowledge, which ranges from the sub-atomic to the cosmic, come to change? How do we see Darwin’s theory of evolution today? What demands does modern society make of science and academia now, and what mechanisms drive developments in these fields? These and many other issues will be addressed and discussed in this year’s talks.
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Dr. Eörs SZATHMARY
Professor and Head, Department of Plant Taxonomy and Ecology, Eötvös University, Budapest Permanent Fellow, Collegium Budapest
| Studied Evolutionary Biology, Theoretical Biology at the Eötvös University, Budapest | |
| 1984-1987 | Ph.D. student, Eötvös University, Budapest |
| 1987-1988 | Soros scholar, Brighton University of Sussex |
| 1988-1991 | Research Fellow, Eötvös University, Budapest |
| 1991-1992 | Research Fellow, National Institute for Medical Research, London |
| 1992-1993 | Guest Professor, University of Zürich, Schweiz |
| 1994 | Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin |
Dr. Walter THIRRING
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Wien
| Studium der Physik und Mathematik | |
| bis 1950 | postpromotioneller Aufenthalt am Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies |
| Fellow an der Universität Glascow | |
| Fellow am M.P.I. Göttingen | |
| 1 Jahr an der ETH Zürich | |
| bis 1953 | Assistentenstelle an der Universität Bern |
| 1 Jahr am Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies | |
| 1954 | Rückkehr als Dozent an die Universität Bern |
| 1956-1957 | Visiting Professor am M.I.T. Cambirdge |
| 1957-1958 | Visiting Professor an der University of Washington, Seattle |
| l1959-1968 langjährige Lehrtätigkeit an der Universität Wien | |
| 1968 | Berufung als Direktor an das Theoretical Department CERN |
| 1971 | Rückkehr an die Universität Wien |
